Steelers' DK Metcalf, Asante Samuel Jr., Pat Freiermuth Among Training Camp Week 1's Top Performers

Christopher Carter of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, hosts the Locked on Steelers podcast.

The Pittsburgh Steelers had a lively and interesting week one of training camp. Christopher Carter gives you his top performers so far and the biggest difference under Mike McCarthy. From the offense's DK Metcalf, Germie Bernard and Pat Freiermuth, to the defense's Asante Samuel Jr. and Jaquan Brisker, a lot of the team's top performers showed the Steelers could be ready to be better attacking through the air and defending the pass. Aaron Rodgers has shown how to get more out of McCarthy's offense with the wider vareity of quick passing concepts that can open up both the run game and the deep passing game. And, Chris goes into the biggest differences from McCarthy's practices so far from how Mike Tomlin ran training camp. McCarthy's practices focus more on individual drills and working on fundamentals without competing against each other, while Tomlin's practice grilled fundamentals through competition betwen the offense and defense. But which method is better for the Steelers in the long run? Finally, Chris gets you ready for week two of training camp as the pads are about to go on and the team is about to hit for the first time this year. Who are the players Chris is looking to see the most out of when those pads go on? Can the offensive line show major progress this year with Troy Fautanu, Mason McCormick and Zach Frazier? And can the younger defensive linemen in Derrick Harmon, Keeanu Benton and Yahya Black become a dominant force of the future?

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